Anzin

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Coat of arms

Anzin

Location within Hauts-de-France region

Anzin

Coordinates: 50°22′20″N 3°30′18″E / 50.3722°N 3.505°ECoordinates: 50°22′20″N 3°30′18″E / 50.3722°N 3.505°E

Country

Valenciennes Métropole

Government

• Mayor (2008–2014)

Pierre-Michel Bernard

Area¹

3.64 km² (1.41 sq mi)

Population (2009)²

13,646

• Density

3,700/km² (9,700/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

59014 /59410

Elevation

18–95 m (59–312 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Anzin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the Scheldt, 1-½ miles northwest of Valenciennes, of which it is a suburb.

Anzin was once the centre of important coal mines of the Valenciennes basin belonging to the Anzin Company, the formation of which dates to 1717. The commune's first coal layer of the area in 1734. The company of the mines of John Anzin (Compagnie des mines d'Anzin) was created in 1757. In 1884 these mines were visited by Émile Zola, who based his novel Germinal upon his observations. At the beginning of twentieth century, the metallurgical industries of the place were extensive, and included iron and copper founding and the manufacture of steam-engines, machinery, chain-cables and a great variety of heavy iron goods. There were also glass-works and breweries.

Bertrand Tavernier directed his film Ça commence aujourd'hui in Anzin in 1999.

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